The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30

thing possibly they may have gone direct
f, ON thu. voting places TO their closet ana
prayed till they experienced blessing on
the zeal they manifested throughout the
day. after measuring their conduct tly III
vine law bearing on this question and that
the;r conscience ac1uits them. why it is
nobody eIse's business. Pray God help n,
we are all poor shVrt-sightcd creatures, the
best OF us. Some people Think fBat Tie
lfGuor traffic Will improve the business II
Henderson, What i your opinion? II
there is ANYTHING 10 be said f1r inconsl*-
tencies that rule holds good we have heard
il said that more hunters the more birds,
that IJpiag tie case the more money spent
in Whiskey, the more for eatables, Clothing
ana other ncce5saTieS. One OF our lI!ef-
chants gave lie his version On this poIht.
It is this ''I7h&t when Il man has got
drop of whiskey in his head, then it is that
he is Just in tJnc for doing business. It
opens his h,a:t and his 20, t-bCOk t
tie same time, then lie will sport
away in fanciaS and fGOlery, whereas that,
in his sober senses. he would hang Oh 10
his money" And think between yon and
me-. that i about The clip Of it. Tie ether
side Of the version IS. the wife and chill
dren al home. 1t is the opinion Of some
thoughtful and eXpe. fenced people that
il wh5key is the foundation OF the bus
| mess Of Henderson the sooner il co!lap5eS
the better.
have been told that the revenue derived
from the liquor trade is considerable Per-
haps il i OIL the one hand, hut decreases 1t
half as much again on the other; it Is some
thing like letting water into vessel
through al inch pipe, and then pumping It
uut thrOu.i. goose quill. 1t is conceded
that it takes more money to punish crime
and relieve poverty in consequence CT
the drinking system than all the paltry
revenue derived from the trade. :
There are those in the world who don t
choose to comply with the curse OF the fall
by taking Off their coat and obtain a living
by the sweat Of their brow Some Of the1a
prefer selling the drunkard's drink. since
the profits on it are very afluTing, conSe-
queHtly they Will fight f0r it to the bitter
end all bad systems Iii" hard death. The
battle cry has gone forth hy the better part
Of human race the clash Of arms has
already been heard by the advanced guard
OF the regular army; the grand field day
has not vet arrived it will not be heralded
| by tin pans and kettle drums" the
| organization and discipline are yet lncNm-
plete the enemy for awhile may claim
/ some shOrt-lived advantages; the great
reform movement is yulgarly styled wet
! and dry" The motto Of the army of eN-
tinctiOn is "WaE to the knife" the utter
! determination Of the greatest curse OF the
! human race, and the annihilatlon OF the
! great social evil of the nineteenth century;
! That is another version OF the wet and
! the dry
We OF Henderson are down for the pres,
! pnt, but as sure as we nave fallen we VIII
| rise again. We are not beaten by the foe,
! but through some mistaken notions Of the
! best OF friends, we are doomed for the time
/ to live under the dark shadow OF darker
| flag, which is stained and saturated With
! blood and tears. Our local flag Will be
! folded I'D for tile present. 1t is neither
soiled nor sullied. When the opportunity
occurs which will not be long, it will again
tlutter in the glorious breeze OF the greatest
reform that ever engaged phitanthropic
attention. 1t will then, as now, lock down
with contempt on the black rag Of the arch
enemy, and hurl it back from whence it
came-the place it is so we'll represents
The fruits Of his labor are already appar-
J emf. Our ladies cannot walk the streets
! without having their refined and delicate
senses annoyed and Disguised Ivy the sights
and sounds Of his itl-gottan triumph. And
that scottish looking tigHe displayed to our
view in some of the prominent places in
the town, staring Us in the face While pre-
senting the emp OF poison containing and
| representing the emhlemS Of damndtiOn.
We must take hold Of the youth Of our
| town and vicinity, gather them into the
| fold of moral SuaSiOn, and tr"in them up
in the paths Of sobriety and temperance.
The doctrine taught must be taste not,
/ touch not, handle not" We shall find i'll
| them great factor in sWaying public
/
! When the final struggle comes, Henderson
will not be behind hand. The reform col
oTs are still proudly waving high and
dry at the Capital of our State. 1t has
revived eur hopes and renewed our ener-
gies; the pulse Of the State beats there.
! Well done We valient men Of Raleigh. Ye
are worthy Of the great man whose name
We bear. Soon y0u will hear the shout Of
victory from your Northern TO your South
! ern borders, and from the mountains to tile
sea. We send cordial greetings to War
renton Durham and other victorious towns
! III the State. The grand advancing army
when in battle array and fully engaged,
| like the Roman legions, will know no
! defeat. It's colors are nailed to the mast
head. Victory is perchad on its highest
! banner, on which is inscribed the immor
/ tai words Of its great Commander that the
/ time is coming when "nothing shall hurt
Or destroy jn all my Holy hill" Victory
! victory! !. will be heard from every noun
! tain-top. The little hills will take up
the chorus, the valleys will reverberate
with the joyful sound, and the exhibiting
echo, not only from centre to ciIcUmfer-
ence Of this our glorious planet, but to the
utmost limits of its expansive orbit, will
be heard the rending and united shout of
a once eHtlratdOmed, but now a rescued
race. ! ours very Respectfully
HENDERSON.
June IS, 1887